C4. Suppose we used General Social Survey data to examine the relationship between educational attainment (RDEGREE: 0 = less than high school, 1 = high school degree, 2

= some college or more) and the variable HELPPOOR, which measures support of the statement that the government in Washington should do everything possible to improve the standard of living of all poor Americans. The obtained chi-square is 40.43. Based on an alpha of .05, do you reject the null hypothesis? Explain.

helppoor SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING? * RDegree Recoded Degree Crosstabulation

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Count RDegree Recoded Degree 2.00 Total 65 32 127 .00 1.00 helppoor 1 GOVT ACTION 30 99 SHOULD GOVT IMPROVE STANDARD OF LIVING? 2 Total 60 32 41 79 3 AGREE WITH BOTH 32 153 126 311 6 56 58 120 5 PEOPLE HELP SELVES 14 69 35 118 88 375 75 292 755